Campbell River judoka Jamiliya Wellard is not to be trifled with – nor can you afford to take your eyes of her for even one second when she’s competing.

At the ripe old age of 14, West Vancouver (Zone 5) diver Alison Komlos is looking to get her career back on track.

Smithers curler Sean Turney couldn’t have dreamed of a better finish to his first game at the 2016 Penticton BC Winter Games, which he kicked off with 9-4 win.

After facing off against each other for years, Kootenay (Zone 1) gymnasts Brianne Stefani and Emery Hoko now find themselves in an unusual situation at the 2016 Penticton BC Winter Games.

“The No. 1 language everyone speaks is smiles.” It is what the Harlem Globetrotters Julian “Zeus” McClurkin said after large grins and laughter broke the ice with athletes during a surprise visit during a practice on the opening day of the BC Winter Games.

Speed skating dates back more than a 1,000 years from the frozen canals and waterways of Scandinavia and the Netherlands.